It’s interesting to me that Max has become the leader of the hidden. Dr. Schillinger is older, and in the dental practice, he was Max’s boss. Hirsch is older than Schillinger. Mrs. Bessermann is a mother, used to ordering people around, and Siunek is twice Max’s size. But when a decision needs to be made, they all look to Max. If Max says I need to learn how to hit a Nazi—or anyone else who might deserve hitting—then they clear a space and assume I’m about to learn how to hit a Nazi.
